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| Full name | Bradley Scott Jones[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (age 43)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mount Nasura, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Bayswater City | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | Middlesbrough | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | →Shelbourne (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | →Stockport County (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | →Rotherham United (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | →Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | →Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Liverpool | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | →Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | NEC | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Feyenoord | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Al-Nassr | 78 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Perth Glory | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 278 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Australia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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Bradley Scott Jones (born 19 March 1982) is an Australian former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He was a member of theMiddlesbrough team for over a decade often playing on loan at a succession of lower league clubs:Stockport County,Rotherham United,Blackpool andSheffield Wednesday. He also had a brief loan spell in Ireland withShelbourne. In August 2010, he made a £2.3 million move toLiverpool where he spent four seasons, mostly in a back-up role. Jones then had two short stints, his final in England atBradford City and then in the Netherlands atNEC, before joiningFeyenoord on a one-year deal in August 2016. On 22 May 2017, he signed for another two years at Feyenoord following theirtitle win in the DutchEredivisie.[3]
Jones was born inMount Nasura, a suburb ofPerth, Western Australia,[2] to English parents. A childhood Liverpool fan,[4] he attendedJohn Curtin Senior High School, graduating in 1998. Jones signed forBayswater City SC in Western Australia.[5]
He was then signed byMiddlesbrough, playing in theiryouth system, and signed a professional contract on 26 March 1999.[2] He made hisfirst team debut in theFA Cup third round againstNotts County in 2004 and later that season won aLeague Cup winners medal.
He had loan spells at several clubs; in the2001–02 season he played four games for Irish club sideShelbourne. He made his professional andLeague of Ireland debut on 5 October against local rivalsBohemians atDalymount Park and conceded 4 goals in a 6–4 victory one of which was direct from his own goal kick. His second appearance for the club came one week later in a 3–1 home victory againstMonaghan United. Later he had loan spells at Stockport County and Blackpool. In the2005–06 season, playing for Middlesbrough, Jones saved aRuud van Nistelrooy penalty which left the match againstManchester United level at 0–0.[6]
In August 2006, Jones was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday for three months. He made an up-and-down start to his loan spell, making some vital saves as well as conceding penalties in successive games againstPlymouth Argyle andLeeds United. On 21 October, his own fans turned on him and attacked him by throwing coins and other missiles during the home game againstQueens Park Rangers.[7]
With mentorMark Schwarzer moving toFulham, Jones became first choice goalkeeper at Middlesbrough. He picked up an injury in the second game of the2008–09 season and subsequently missed the next two games. Jones regained his place in the Middlesbrough first team in January 2009 and remained first choice as Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premier League. Another pre-season injury saw him miss the start of the season but he regained his place after new signingDanny Coyne conceded five goals againstWest Bromwich Albion. He remained in the Boro side for the rest of the season, although they failed to gain promotion from theChampionship.
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On 17 August 2010, Jones joinedLiverpool in a deal worth £2,300,000. He qualified as a "home-grown" player under the new Premier League rules.[8] On 19 August, Jones watched Liverpool'sUEFA Europa League play-off 1st leg tie atAnfield from the directors' box, along withcaptainSteven Gerrard,Emiliano Insúa,Alberto Aquilani andDirk Kuyt. He was handed the number 1 shirt after goalkeeperDiego Cavalieri left the club on 23 August, ahead of Liverpool's clash withManchester City. Jones made his unofficial debut inJamie Carragher's testimonial against anEverton XI and impressed with a string of saves.[9] Jones made his debut for Liverpool in theLeague Cup 3rd Round tie againstNorthampton Town on 23 September 2010. The game ended 2–2 after extra time before Liverpool lost on penalties. A couple of weeks later, Jones injured hisshoulder in training and was out for up to a month. Reserve goalkeeper Martin Hansen took his place on the bench until Jones was back fit, as Liverpool's other backup goalkeeperPéter Gulácsi was on loan at nearby clubTranmere Rovers. He made his second start for the club on 15 December 2010, in a Europa League game againstUtrecht, getting his first clean sheet for the Reds.[citation needed] Unfortunately for Jones, this was to be his last game of the 2010–11 season.
At the end of March, Jones joinedDerby County on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[10] Jones made his debut in a 4–1 loss toCardiff City, and went on to concede 16 goals in his seven games at Derby, including another four againstBurnley (2–4) and three againstNorwich City (2–3). He came in for criticism from Derby managerNigel Clough after his mistake letBristol City take an early lead in Derby's final home game of the season, in a match the club eventually lost 2–0. It turned out to be Jones' last Derby game.[11] He was an unused substitute in Derby's 2–1 defeat atReading on the last day of the Championship season before returning to Liverpool, after being replaced by academy goalkeeperRoss Atkins.[12]
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His first Premier League match for Liverpool came on 10 April 2012, in a 3–2 away win againstBlackburn Rovers. Jones came off the bench in the 26th minute after second choice goalkeeperDoni had been sent off for foulingJunior Hoilett in thepenalty area. Jones saved the resulting penalty, taken byYakubu and celebrated by pointing towards the sky in dedication to his late son, Luca. Liverpool went on to win the game 2–3 with an injury time winner fromAndy Carroll.[13] He played in the FA Cup semi-final againstEverton atWembley, due to the suspension of Doni and first choice goalkeeperPepe Reina; Liverpool went on to win the game 2–1 thanks to goals fromLuis Suárez and Andy Carroll. Jones therefore made history as the first Liverpool player to make his first four appearances for the club in four different competitions.
Jones made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season in aUEFA Europa League qualifier againstGomel on 2 August; Liverpool won the game 1–0. His second appearance came on 20 September in a 5–2 win againstYoung Boys in the Europa League group stage. Jones also helped Liverpool progress in theLeague Cup in a 2–1 win againstWest Brom on 26 September.
His first Premier League start came on 20 October, againstReading, which Liverpool won 1–0. On 25 October, Jones played his third Europa League game againstAnzhi Makhachkala, keeping yet another clean sheet as Liverpool won 1–0. Three days later he played in Liverpool's 2–2 draw at Goodison Park. On 31 October, Liverpool playedSwansea City in the League Cup which Liverpool lost 3–1.
Jones continued to start in goal for Liverpool after their 1–1 draw withNewcastle United on 4 November. Liverpool played against Anzhi on 8 November in a Europa League group stage match and lost 1–0 after a 46th minute chip goal fromLacina Traore. November seemed to be Jones' month after another start on 11 November againstChelsea at Stamford Bridge. The game ended in a 1–1 draw thanks to Jones making a good save from aFernando Torres header.
Due to his excellent performances Jones was rewarded and signed a new contract with Liverpool on 21 December 2012.[14]Jones would then go on to keep another clean sheet this time in a 5–0 win overNorwich in the Premier League. He would then play in an FA Cup match v League one sideOldham, Jones was at fault for at least one of the goals conceded as Liverpool crashed out 3–2. He would then go on to play two more times in the 2012/2013 season, The first was a 3–1 defeat againstSouthampton, Jones also made a string of good saves in that game including a one on one vRickie Lambert, His other game was a 3–2 victory overTottenham making a string of good saves in particular a free kick fromGareth Bale.
Overall, Jones played 15 times in the 2012–13 season conceding 21 goals and keeping four clean sheets in his most productive season yet for Liverpool. During the 2013–14 season, Brad Jones did not make any appearance for Liverpool in thePremier League. But he was the number-one goalkeeper for theFA Cup and played two games before losing toArsenal in the fifth round.
On 14 December 2014, Jones was chosen in the starting 11 againstManchester United instead of the regular goalkeeperSimon Mignolet, who had been under-performing since the start of the season. Jones put in a mixed performance in a 3–0 loss, with some analysts criticising him for going to ground too early for two of the goals.[15][16]
On 10 June 2015, Jones was released by Liverpool.[17]
On 17 August 2015, Jones signed forBradford City on a one-year deal following his release fromLiverpool.[18] Jones played his first game for Bradford in a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United.[19] On 27 October 2015, Bradford City confirmed that he was released by mutual consent.[20]
On 5 January 2016 Jones joined Dutch clubNEC on a 6-month deal.[21]
After a strong season with 17 appearances for the club and 4 clean sheets, despite NEC wanting to retain Jones, on 3 June 2016 he left the club in favour of other offers.[22]
On 7 July 2016, Jones joinedEredivisie sideFeyenoord on a one-year deal.[23][24] He made his debut on 7 August 2016, keeping a clean-sheet in Feyenoord's 5–0 win overFC Groningen.[25] In February 2017, Jones kept his 14th clean sheet of the season, in the process becoming the first Feyenoord goalkeeper to achieve the milestone sinceEd de Goey twenty years earlier.[26] Despite the return of regular goalkeeperKenneth Vermeer, Jones' good form saw him retain the starting position for the remainder of the2016–17 season.[27] Feyenoord went on to win the2016–17 Eredivisie, with Jones keeping 17 clean sheets in the club's first title in 18 years.[28] On 22 May 2017, Feyenoord announced that Jones had signed a new contract, signing on for two additional years at the Rotterdam-based club.[29]
On 22 April 2018 he played as Feyenoord won the 2017/18KNVB Cup final 3–0 againstAZ Alkmaar.[30]
On 1 August 2018, Jones joinedSaudi Professional League sideAl-Nassr on an initial two-year deal.[31] Jones left Al-Nassr when his contract expired in July 2021.[32] During his time with Al-Nassr, he was part of the side that won theSaudi Pro League title in 2019.[32]
On 5 August 2021, it was announced that Jones would return to his hometown of Perth signing forPerth Glory on a two-year contract.[33]
On 24 May 2023, Jones officially announced his retirement from football.[34]
Having played for theAustralia national under-20 football team and theunder-23 side at the2004 Summer Olympics, Jones felt disappointed to be overlooked for the2006 FIFA World Cup squad and considered switching his international allegiance toEngland orFrance, the latter being possible as his wife was French.[35] The following year, Jones received his first senior international call up forAustralia on 5 February 2007 to replaceMark Schwarzer in a friendly match.[36]
He made his first senior international start on 2 June 2007 againstUruguay. He was at fault for Australia losing that match after dropping a routine catch allowingAlvaro Recoba to score an easy goal.[37][38] He was part of Australia's début campaign in the2007 AFC Asian Cup, but he did not feature in any of their matches. Additionally, he was selected as one of the three goalkeepers in Australia's final 23-man squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup,[39] but he left the squad to return to his family following news of his son being diagnosed withleukemia[40] and he did not return to the tournament.[41]
WhileAnge Postecoglou was coaching Australia, Jones made only one appearance, playing half of a friendly match againstEcuador which Australia lost 3–4. Jones wasn't called-up after that by Postecoglou, despite being in form during three seasons playing in theEredivisie, surprising many including goalkeeperMark Schwarzer. After Postecoglou's quitting, his replacement,Bert van Marwijk, has revealed to be interested in calling-up Jones back to the national squad.[42] In May 2018, he was named in Australia's preliminary 26 mansquad for the2018 World Cup inRussia.[43] Jones was named to the 23-man squad on 2 June.[44]
Jones' six-year-old son, from a previous relationship, died on 18 November 2011 after a year-long battle withleukaemia.[45] Liverpool's players and staff wore black armbands as a mark of respect in their subsequent 2–1 victory overChelsea; his old teammates at Middlesbrough also wore armbands as a mark of respect.[46]
Jones married his long-term partner, former model Dani Rose Jones, atPeckforton Castle, Cheshire, in July 2015.[47] They have three children, two sons born in 2012 and 2019,[48] and a daughter born in 2014.[49]
Post-retirement, Jones has been working with former club Perth Glory as a goalkeeping coach for thewomen's team.[50]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2002–03 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Shelbourne (loan) | 2001–02 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2002–03 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2003–04 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2003–04 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2004–05 | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2006–07 | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2010–11 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City | 2015–16 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| NEC | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0 | |||
| Al-Nassr | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 8[f] | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Saudi Professional League | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 8[f] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[f] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 0 | |||
| Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 278 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 367 | 0 | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
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